President Donald Trump wants to slip drug pricing into the GOP Obamacare replacement plan.
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Trump says he wants to tackle drug pricing in the GOP's Obamacare replacement plan (IBB)
"Medicine prices will becoming way down, way way way down. And that’s going to happen fast," Trump said.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. March 20, 2017.
"We’re just adding that to the bill. I said we gotta add that to the bill," Trump said at a speech on Monday. "We’re trying to add it to this bill, but if we can’t we’re going to have it right after."
As it stands right now, the American Health Care Act does not bring up the issue of prescription drug prices. But the issue is on the president's mind.
"Some people think it’s just as important as healthcare. The cost of medicine in this country is outrageous — many times higher than in some countries in Europe and elsewhere," Trump said on Monday. "Why? Same pill, same manufacturer. Identical. And it’s many times higher in the United States."
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He then speculated that campaign contributions played a role in the high prices the US pays. "Who knows? But somebody’s getting very rich," he said.
"We’re going to bring it down, we’re going to have a great competitive bidding process. Medicine prices will becoming way down, way way way down. And that’s going to happen fast."
Trump has been speaking about drug prices since December, specifically addressing the rising costs of prescription drugs that consumers have been facing in the last few years.
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